{"id":68551,"date":"2025-06-19T14:02:14","date_gmt":"2025-06-19T14:02:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/?p=68551"},"modified":"2025-06-19T14:02:14","modified_gmt":"2025-06-19T14:02:14","slug":"dss-reveals-over-200-operatives-killed-amid-south-east-unrest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/2025\/06\/19\/dss-reveals-over-200-operatives-killed-amid-south-east-unrest\/","title":{"rendered":"DSS Reveals Over 200 Operatives Killed Amid South-East Unrest"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By Onilede Titi Faith<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The Department of State Services (DSS), has revealed that more than 200 of its operatives have been killed in efforts to contain unrest in Nigeria\u2019s South-East region.<\/p>\n<p>The disclosure was made during a court session on Monday, where the agency submitted evidence outlining the impact of violence on its operations.<\/p>\n<p>The DSS, Nigeria\u2019s lead domestic intelligence agency, said its personnel have been targeted in ambushes and attacks linked to separatist agitations and criminal activities in the region.<\/p>\n<p>The agency described the deaths as a significant loss, highlighting the growing insecurity in the South-East.<\/p>\n<p>During the court proceedings, DSS counsel emphasized the courage of its operatives working under life-threatening conditions to maintain peace and protect civilians.<\/p>\n<p>They urged the court to consider the grave challenges the agency faces, as its officers are increasingly targeted by armed groups.<\/p>\n<p>The agency noted that the killings have disrupted intelligence gathering and compromised security operations.<\/p>\n<p>It called on the Federal Government and other stakeholders to intensify efforts to restore stability in the region.<\/p>\n<p>The South-East has seen a rise in violence in recent years, with attacks on security forces, public institutions, and civilians, often attributed to separatist and criminal groups.<\/p>\n<p>The DSS reaffirmed its commitment to national security and pledged to honor the memory of its fallen personnel by continuing its mission to safeguard lives and property.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Onilede Titi Faith &nbsp; The Department of State Services (DSS), has revealed that more than 200 of its operatives have been killed in efforts to contain unrest in Nigeria\u2019s South-East region. The disclosure was made during a court session on Monday, where the agency submitted evidence outlining the impact of violence on its operations. [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":33,"featured_media":68552,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1724,172],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-68551","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-insecurity","category-news"],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/68551","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/33"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=68551"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/68551\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":68553,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/68551\/revisions\/68553"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/68552"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=68551"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=68551"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=68551"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}